9-Dean Francis Alfar

Dean Francis Alfar

Who is Dean Francis Alfar? Dean Francis Alfar is one of the best Filipino novelist, playwright and writer of speculative friction. a playwright is also known as a dramatist or a person who wright dramatic play on the other hand a speculative friction writer is when you write fiction story the comes from your imagination and speculation another example is comic book. so lets talk about Dean Alfar personal background in life well he was born on 1969 in Mandaluyong City His plays have been performed in venues across the country, while his articles and fiction have been published both in the Philippines and abroad, He was a fellow at the Dumaguete National Writers Workshop and 20th UP National Writers Workshop.

He is an advocate of the "literature of the fantastic", editing the Philippine Speculative Fiction anthology series, as well writing comics and graphic novels. He is an avid blogger, and founder of Lit Critters,

Awards

Philippine Graphic Fiction Awards

• 2010 - Prose (Remembrance)

Gintong Aklat Awards

• 2008 - Literature (Salamanca)

Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature

• 2007 - for short story for Children (Poor, Poor Luisa)^[4]
• 2006 - for short story for Children (How Rosang Taba Won the Race)
• 2005 - for the novel (Salamanca)
• 2004 - for futuristic fiction (Hollow Girl)
• 2004 - for one-act play (The Kite of Stars)
• 2003 - for one-act play (The Onan Circle)
• 1994 - for full-length play (Island)
• 1994 - for one-act play (Loving Toto)
• 1991 - for one-act play (Short Time)
• 1990 - for one-act play (Fragments of Memory)

Manila Critics' Circle National Book Awards

• 2006- Best Comic Book (Siglo: Passion)
• 2004- Best Comic Book (Siglo: Freedom)

Philippines Free Press Literary Awards

• 2007 - for short story (Six from Downtown)

Fellowships

• 31st National Writers' Workshop, Dumaguete (1992) - Writing Fellow
• 20th U.P. National Writers' Workshop (1992) - Writing Fellow
• 48th U.P. National Writers' Workshop (2009) - Writing Fellow

Works

Books

• Salamanca, Ateneo de Manila University Press, April 2006. Grand Prize Winner for Novel, Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature, 2005.
• The Kite of Stars and Other Stories, Anvil Publishing, 2007. (Collection of short fiction)
• How to Traverse Terra Incognita, Visprint, 2014. (Collection of short fiction)
• A Field Guide to the Roads of Manila, Anvil Publishing, 2015. (Collection of short fiction)
• How Rosang Taba Won A Race, Lampara Books, 2012. (Children's Book)

• Philippine Speculative Fiction Vol. 1, Kestrel, December 2005. (Anthology of short fiction)
• Philippine Speculative Fiction Vol. 2, Kestrel, December 2006. (Anthology of short fiction)
• Philippine Speculative Fiction Vol. 3, Kestrel, December 2007. (with Nikki Alfar, Anthology of short fiction)
• Philippine Speculative Fiction Vol. 4, Kestrel, February, 2009. (with Nikki Alfar, Anthology of short fiction)
• Philippine Speculative Fiction Vol. 8, Flipside Books, July 2013. (with Nikki Alfar, Anthology of short fiction)
• The Best of Philippine Speculative Fiction 2005 - 2010, UP Press, February 2013. (with Nikki Alfar, Anthology of short fiction); ebook, Flipside, July 2013
• The Farthest Shore: An Anthology of Fantasy Fiction from the Philippines, UP Press, August 2013. (with Joseph Nacino, Anthology of short fiction)
• VOLUME One, Anvil, 2013. (with Sarge Lacuesta, Anthology of short fiction, forthcoming)
• Horror: Filipino Fiction for Young Adults, UP Press, 2013. (with Kenneth Yu, Anthology of short fiction, forthcoming)

Short Fiction[edit]

• “Terminos” forthcoming in The Time Traveller's Almanac, edited by Ann & Jeff Vandermeer, Tor/Head of Zeus
• “Enkantong-bato” forthcoming in Bestiary, edited by Ann & Jeff Vandermeer
• “Jianghu” forthcoming in Lakeside Circus
• “Things” in Querida: An Anthology, edited by Caroline Hau, Katrina Tuvera and Isabelita O. Reyes, June 2013
• “Remembrance” in Manila Envelope 4, edited by Jessica Zafra, April 2013
• “The Kite of Stars (L'Aquilone du Estrellas)” in Hoard of Thunder: Philippine Short Stories in English Volume II 2001 to 2008, edited by Gemino H Abad, U.P. Press, January 2013
• “Notes on an Ascent” in Thursday Never Looking Back, edited by Adam David, Youth & Beauty Brigade, December 2012
• “A Field Guide to the Streets of Manila” in Esquire Philippines, November 2012
• “The Malaya” in Diaspora Ad Astra, edited by Joseph Nacino & Emil Flores, Estranghero Press, January 2012
• "A Door Opens: The Beginning of the Fall of the Ispancialo-in-Hinirang (Emprensa Press: 2007)” by Salahuddin Alonto, Annotated by Omar Jamad Maududi, MLS, HOL, JMS" in Alternative Alamat, edited by Paolo Chikiamco, Rocket Kapre Books, 2011
• “Something Like That” in Growing Up Filipino II, edited by Cecilia Manguerra Brainard, December 2009
• “How My Mother Flew” in Growing Up Filipino II, edited by Cecilia Manguerra Brainard, December 2009
• “The Music Teacher” in Growing Up Filipino II, edited by Cecilia Manguerra Brainard, December 2009
• “Messiah” in Dark Blue Southern Seas 2009, edited by F. Jordan Carnice, April 2009
• “Fallow's Flight” in A Time for Dragons, edited by Vincent Michael Simbulan, Anvil Fantasy, March 2009
• “Report HC-IK017785A-0097B-006 de Ocampo: Survey of Artifacts Found in the Derelict Vessel The Malaya” in Philippines Free Press, November 2008.
• “I, D.I." in Belonging: Stories of Relationships, edited by Erlinda Panlilio, Anvil, October 2008
• “Remembrance” in Exotic Gothic II, edited by Danel Olson, Ash-Tree Press, September 2008
• “The Maiden and the Crocodile” reprint in Bewildering Stories, September 2008.
• “The Many Loves of Ramil Alonzo” in Philippines Free Press, August 2008.
• “Sunboy” in Philippines Free Press, May 2008.
• “In the Dim Plane” in Digest of Philippine Genre Stories, April 2008.
• “The Middle Prince” in Tales of Fantasy and Enchantment, edited by Cristina Pantoja-Hidalgo, February 2008
• “An Excerpt from 'Princes of the Sultanate' (Ghazali: 1902); Annotated by Omar Jamad Maududi, MLS, HOL, JMS” inStory Philippines, February 2008
• “Chasing Aurora" in Sunday Inquirer Magazine of the Philippine Daily Inquirer, November 2007.
• “Ever, After” in Philippines Free Press, August 2007.
• “The Dragon in the Bell” in Philippines Free Press, June 2007.
• “Sabados con Fray Villalobos” in A la Carte; Food and Fiction, edited by Cecilia Manguerra Brainard and Marily Orosa(February 2007).
• “How Rosang Taba Won A Race” in Philippines Free Press, July 2006.
• “Six From Downtown” in Philippines Free Press, June 2006; Philippine Speculative Fiction Vol.2 (Kestrel, December 2006)
• “The Maiden and the Crocodile” in Story Philippines, March 2006.
• “Hollow Girl: A Romance” in Latitude: Writing from the Philippines and Scotland, edited by Angelo Rodriguez Lacuestaand Toni Davidson (Anvil Publishing, March 2006; Futuristic Fiction, Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature, 2004).
• “Four-letter Words” in Manual, January 2006.
• “Terminos” in Rabid Transit : Menagerie, (Velocity Press, U.S.A., May 2005).
• “Gumamela” in ab ovo 2 (Kestrel Studios, January 2003).
• “Ser Clessidrana Acerca Tiempo (Mr. Clessidrana Thinks About Time)” in Hinirang.com, 2002.
• “(push)” in Stuff Magazine, May 2001.
• “Spark: The Sad and Strange Tale of Sister Maria Dolores, the Nun who Exploded” in National Midweek, 1992.
• “The Last Mermaid Story” in National Midweek, 1992.
• “The Secret Measure” in National Midweek, 1992.
• “Magan & Balo” in Mr. & Ms. Magazine, 1991.

Comic Books

• Siglo: Passion, edited by Dean Francis Alfar & Vincent Michael Simbulan (Kestrel/Nautilus Books, 2005).
• The Craft Century in Project: Hero, edited by Elbert Or & Andrew Drilon (Questventures, 2005).
• Invitation in K.I.A., edited by Marco Dimaano (Alamat Comics, 2005).
• Quad in Hey Comics!, edited by Ramon de Veyra, 2004.
• Siglo: Freedom, edited by Dean Francis Alfar & Vincent Michael Simbulan (Kestrel/Nautilus Books, 2003).
• Ab Ovo 1, 2, edited by Dean Francis Alfar (Kestrel, 2002).
• The Lost 1, 2. Kestrel, 2001.

(Source Wikipedia)

5-Smoking

Smoking


There`s a smoking campaign event in Asia Pacific College unfortunately I did not attend it so for my blog, it will still be about smoking and the bad effect`s of it. Some say that smoking is just a stress reliever but they don`t know that smoking is a habit of addiction and and the consequence of it is health  diseases that can affect our body and it can also lead to death. studies reveal that the more a person smoke the more likely he is to sustain illnesses such as cancer chronicbronchitis and emphysema but even smoker who indulge in the habit occasionally are more prone to these diseases 

Causes and symptoms

No one starts smoking to become addicted to nicotine. It isn't known how much nicotine may be consumed before the body becomes addicted. However, once smoking becomes a habit, the smoker faces a lifetime of health risks associated with one of the strongest addictions known to man.

About 70% of smokers in the United States would like to quit; in any given year, however, only about 3.6% of the country's 47 million smokers quit successfully.

Although specific genes have not yet been identified as of 2003, researchers think that genetic factors contribute substantially to developing a smoking habit. Several twin studies have led to estimates of 46-84% heritability for smoking. It is thought that some genetic variations affect the speed of nicotine metabolism in the body and the activity level of nicotini receptors in the brain. so stop smoking because its killing you softly.

4-General Luna

Heroes represent the best of ourselves, respecting that we are human beings. A hero can be anyone from any were to your classroom, teacher, anyone who can show courage when faced with a problem. A hero is someone who is willing to help others in his or her best capacity.

Ricky Martin

Antonio Luna was born on 29 of Ocober 1866 in Binondo, Maynila and he is a filipino that fought in the Philippine and American war, back in 1899 to 1902. Antonio Luna is a big part of our history because he fight for the freedom of our mother land when the Americans is trying threatening to took the Philippine, despite of the shortage of the troops of the Philippine General luna never gave up.

The movie General Luna is a filipino historical boipic film about the history of the Philippine and General Antonio Luna's leader ship of the Philippine Revolutionary Army during the Philippine and America war. It opens with the beginning of hostilities with the American colonizers, and ends with the assassination of Luna on June 5, 1899 - a period in which Luna served as Supreme Chief of the Army under the First Philippine Republic. (source wikipedia)The movie was directed by Jerrold Targon and produce by Artikulo uno production and the role of General Luna was portray by John Arcilla and I think he act very well on portraying our national hero. The movie is really great and you will learn many lesson by watching it and you will also be knowledgeable in the Philippine history so I recomend you to watch this movie.

3-Me and My Sport

What exactly is table tennis?, well to all the people that does not know it. I will give you some information about table tennis. Table tennis is a sport that originated in England, you can also call it ping-pong or whiff-whaff to play this game all you need is a lightweight ball,table and a paddle. and the good part of it is there`s no age and gender barrier`s anyone can play it a kid,teenager or an old person can play and compete in a table tennis tournament.

Even the president of  United State (Obama)plays table tennis and he looks really ready in the picture

My passion on table tennis started when I was in high school. when I join a table tennis tournament.

at first I`m not really good at it. but I practice and as time`s go`s on I realize that table tennis is meant for me. and every time I play it, it takes my stress away specially when your in a bad mood. Table tennis is a great social sport. You`ll get to meet plenty of people and be their friends and did you know that table tennis is good for health and fitness? it`s because when you play table tennis you whole body is moving and produce sweat it`s a fact... So if you start playing table tennis you will never stop loving it because table tennis is easy to play, yet difficult to master.

2-"Ang Tatay Mong Kalbo"

October 10 2015 my classmate`s and I watch a theatrical play "Ang Tatay Mong Kalbo" at Asia Pacific College. MPH1 1:00 p.m. "Ang Tatay Mong Kalbo" is an absurd play that`s why some of the audience cant understand some part of the play and having a hard time to understand it. but even though the play is absurd I had fun watching it because thats the first time I`v watch a theatrical play.

 "Ang Tatay Mong Kalbo" is a story about Mr. Santos and Mrs. Santos who`s always arguing about something and their friends Mr. Reyes and Mrs. Reyes and General Hepe a fireman and his love interest Maria. at the start of the play Mr. Santos and Mrs. Santos is always arguing until Maria tells them that there friends Mr. Reyes and Mrs. Reyes have come to visit them.The four of them shared random story`s and then General Hepe a fireman comes at the scene and also Maria his love interest. As time passed by the story gets more interesting because all of the character is in the scene and each of them is telling a story as time passed.Before the story end General Hepe asked Mr. Santos "Nasaan na ang tatay mong kalbo?" Mr Santos replied "ayun nagsusuklay parin ng kanyang ulo" For me their play is really worth watching because I know they really work hard to get all the things perfect I mean its really hard to act and to make a play, plus their stage is really hard to make so they did a good job, and all the actors are really amazing they really know how to capture the audience attention. and I would like to congratulate all the members and Miss Elizabeth Reyes for having a great play. So that`s the end of review and I hope that there`s a next theatrical play that we will also watch

1-Get to know me

Hi..!  I`m Winna D. Ambid and i`m an accounting student at Asia Pacific College (freshman). I`m 16 years of age. My interest are: listening to music (my favorite bands are the vamps and owl city),watching movies,watching korean novelas my favorite korean novela is the hairs, i`m also interested in sports and sometimes i read wattpad book. My favorite color is blue and i love to play table tennis and badminton because it takes my stress away. My goal is to finish my course and to be a certified public accountant to support my family and travel the world specially in New York and Paris because i want to see the statue of liberty and the eiffel tower and i`m very interested in their culture. So this is my blog and i hope that you will enjoy reading all of my post